The phrase "develop from being" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe the process of someone or something progressing or evolving into something else. Example: The young boy developed from being shy and reserved to becoming a confident and outgoing teenager.
In Feet of Clay, and Making Money, Miss Adora Belle Dearheart runs the Golem Trust, and golems develop from being clay automatons to beings with thoughts and language.
"This is the first time that a koala joey has been born in the UK so it is amazing to see him develop from being pink and hairless into a fully-formed, if tiny, koala.
The eggs develop from being a bright orange colour to a dark brown before being shed into the water after around 16 days of development.
On September 3, the tropical wave from which the resulting hurricane would develop from was detected just off the coast of western Africa near Dakar.
"It has developed from being almost entirely figurative into a fundamental study of the material world.
And then there's the camaraderie that develops from being out in the wild, self-sufficient, with just a few friends.
Coyle said: "How he's developed from being a young boy into a man is testimony to him, and Daniel can do the exact same thing.
With the force of technology, instant images and global participation, fashion has developed from being a passion for a few to a fascination — and an entertainment — for everybody.
With 11.7m users and growing by an average of 20,000 new members per day, the site has developed from being a means to simply keep track of friends' whereabouts into a one-stop-shop for all things travel related.
Although the middle leaders were initially asked by the principals to become middle leaders, their practices developed from being among the group of middle leaders.
"The sheer power and natural strength that she had already developed from being a sprinter... that was fairly clear and obvious.
